Ash Wednesday

Homily / Feb. 14, 2018

Do I wish you a good Ash Wednesday or a Happy Valentine’s Day? There really is a connection, because today, we begin the final chapter in the life of Jesus and the greatest love story ever told – the suffering and death of Jesus that revealed how much God loves us.

But any love requires a response. And today we look at what we will do to show our love for God – what we need to do to make ourselves more worthy of the great love that God has shown us.

The second reading tells us this is the time; this is the day of our salvation. No more excuses, no more stalling. Love takes work. It is time to take care of the business of our personal and spiritual life if we are to appreciate and participate fully in the love of God for us.